Will Alphin spent the early years of his career as a carpenter, cabinet and furniture maker. Founded in 1995, his firm Alphin Design Build has won numerous awards for residential remodeling and new home construction, including Triangle Business Journal's GREEN award for a single family residence in 2008. Alphin, a contractor with an unlimited license, holds a Bachelors degree in Architecture from NCSU’s College of Design. He is married to interior designer Kay Jordan.

1999 - The Will Alphin and Kay Jordan House,
915 Tower Street, Raleigh. With wife Kay, Alphin took an oldcinderblock preschool (bottom photo) with high ceilings and concrete floors and turned it into a modern marvel. The kitchen, dining and living areas occupy what used to be classrooms. The former nursery and lunchroom are now a home office, bedroom and a bath. A master suite loft was added to the existing roofline, allowing a lot of extra space.

2004 - The Dawn Leonard Residence,
909 Tower Street, Raleigh. Alphin's first house designed from the ground up. The owner is a hairdresser and works from the front room. According to Alphin, "the house is two stories plus a full basement, just over 2000 feet heated, 1100 feet of basement, and 200 feet of porches, one in front and a screened in the rear. The upstairs and downstairs are essentially completely open with two vertical ‘cores’ serving to separate the uses of their otherwise open plans. For greater privacy there are two large panels that can be rotated into place to close off the salon." As of 2012 still owned by Leonard.

2008 - The Zachary (Bo) and Heather Herring Taylor House,
816 Graham Street, Raleigh, on the site of a ranch house (bottom photo). Heather is the daughter of the late Troy Herring, a noted Raleigh architect. The house is chock full of exquisite cabinetry custom built by owner Bo Taylor.

The second floor terraces feature a really simple and elegant rainwater harvesting system by Rainwater Solutions.
Won 3rd Place People's Choice in the 2012 George Matsumoto Prize. Deeded to Bo Taylor in 2011.

2015 - The Wiliam and English Sall House, 123 Hillcrest Road, Raleigh. Commissioned 2013.
Photos by Jim West. Built on the site of a 1972 house, bottom photo, designed by
Ralph Reeves.
Interior design by Kay Jordan. 1st place winner of the 2016 juried
George Matsumoto Prize.